Breaking: Heavy Fighting Along Juba-Nimule Highway
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By Magak Benjamin Michael,
Nimule,
A heavy fighting along the Juba-Nimule highway could cut off Juba from
East Africa by road(Photo: file)
A heavy fighting along the Juba-Nimule highway could cut off Juba from
East Africa by road(Photo: file)
August 6, 2016 (Nyamilepedia) —— A heavy fighting started this morning
(Saturday) along the Juba-Nimule vital life serving road. It is
reported that fighting started in the early hours of Saturday morning
and the government forces are still being dispatched from Nimule to
reinforce their colleagues but some contigents were reportedly
ambushed around Loa-Pageri area. The source cliams that there are
heavy causalities.
It is reported that this vital life serving Juba-Nimule road, the A43
which is the only major road connecting South Sudan with neighboring
Uganda is now closed and no civilian transports are allowed to leave
from Nimule to Juba.
There is no immediate report about the number of causality but as of
now the fighting is still going on. An attempt to reach the
spokesperson of SPLA-IO (captain Theophilus Pitia Badru) operating in
Magwi County and along the Juba-Nimule highway was in vain as he phone
is unreachable.
In the past SPLA-IO operating along this vital life serving highway
threatened to close down the road indefinitely if their forces are
provoked and attacked by government forces and their militias’ allies.
In the past few days government forces have been waging robotic ethnic
cleansing in Ma’diland, therefore some people here in Nimule
speculated that the fighting could be now retaliation on SPLA-Kiir’s
forces for killing seven unarmed civilian in Loa last Saturday, two
elderly men and a woman in Kerepi, Ikwa, and three more civilians at
Kerepi Lunyayo.
This morning fighting along the life-serving highway means that Juba
is going to be lockdown indefinitely and the civilians who are trying
to escape through this route will have no more escape route to
neighboring Uganda.
If the fighting ends in favor of the rebel forces, then this could cut
off the government military supplies coming from Uganda on land
through this road, and consequently hunger and starvation will
increase in Juba and eventual Kiir will not succeed in achieving peace
through violent.
Please stay tune as we bring to you more updates about the unfolding
situation along Juba-Nimule highway.
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13 comments
GatNor August 7, 2016 3:23 am
The squatting cattle herding community of Jaang in the area are
said to have fled in disarray towards Uganda and are waiting a pretty
hostile welcome by the local communities there who fear disruption of
their lifestyle as they are not a cattle herding communities.
Viva to the Local Equatorian Defence Forces
Viva SPLM/A-In-Opposition.
Equatorian are pushed to the edge and Jaang will pay with buckets of blood.
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sambalasambala August 7, 2016 3:28 am
I am doubting this information, I have just reached juba this
morning through Nimule Juba road and I have not seen any sign of the
fight you are reporting. Please can you verify your source properly.
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Abu Sultan August 7, 2016 4:04 am
South Sudanese people need to realise that whatever they do for
the cause of climbing up the leadership’s ladder by forces will
definitely impact on the whole population regardless of whether ate on
government side or rebel side . So I believe that the most people to
suffer are civilians. If the situation continue that way we will be
not only like Somalia but we will be having a country with
segmentation in governance , and if that takes place, South Sudanese
people will taste the bitterness of ” not being able to handle
political issues in a dramatically way “.
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ikaba luzira August 7, 2016 4:07 am
immagine the government machinery used to respond an ethnic group
. kirr , you pretend always to pray in kator which God do you worship
when this is all in your
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Mursale August 7, 2016 6:01 am
Didn’t we say that Kiir is committing suicide!!!
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Thudan koang August 7, 2016 6:39 am
Kiir and his allies are more desasterious,the security and
stability will not stable ,only after the thirt parties have reached
juba,and addition the return of machar to juba,
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simon peter August 7, 2016 6:54 am
They will regret one day the Jieng Council Of Elders, Dr. Riek
defeat them from East Africa, UN in New York, and in Africa Union, Now
every bodies in South Sudan hate Dinka, did they know that they are
heading to wrong way?
my people Dinka it is better to give up before it too late.
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Warfive August 7, 2016 7:25 am
U absolutely right people are talking in the media about the
situation in South Sudan why people are dying? I don’t think anyone
like to keep pushing the violence in the country rather than Salva
Kiir government against IO soldiers, let’s be honest and clear don’t
have to point fingers u supporting the Rebel against gov.
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warfive August 7, 2016 7:36 am
That’s impossible why posted get it deleted?
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Deng Malop August 7, 2016 8:32 am
How can this happen when Taban says he is in control?
And peace afreenebt implebtation should be childs play with both
negotiators in sane bed/government.
Kiir says peace (malong something different).
Out of control government. Bring in UNMISS 50 000 well armed and
trained soldiers please
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United Naath August 7, 2016 9:06 pm
You are wright,because the cowardices aren’t in control(salvage
and malong) in any way in juba,and around the country.
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Leituot August 7, 2016 10:24 pm
The JCE will definitely face what they plan for themselves they
thought they are wise enough to kills all Nuer but now the turn will
be to them
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Warfive August 8, 2016 2:17 am
Southsudan will be a country with too many different types of
military units deployed in different parts of corners and there will
be no looting food or different types of gangster untrained militas
from jaang under Paul Malong or Salva Kiir boys from Gogrial’s Luak.
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